The 2022 Big 12 Conference softball tournament was held at USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 12 through May 14, 2022.[2] As the tournament winner, Oklahoma State earned the Big 12 Conference's automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division I softball tournament.
Teams | 7 |
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Format | Single-elimination tournament |
Finals site | |
Champions | Oklahoma State (1st title) |
Runner-up | Oklahoma (12th title game) |
Winning coach | Kenny Gajewski (1st title) |
MVP | Morgan Day (Oklahoma State) |
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Team | W | L | T | PCT | W | L | T | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Oklahoma †y | 17 | – | 1 | – | 0 | .944 | 59 | – | 3 | – | 0 | .952 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Oklahoma State ‡y | 14 | – | 4 | – | 0 | .778 | 48 | – | 14 | – | 0 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Texas y | 12 | – | 6 | – | 0 | .667 | 47 | – | 22 | – | 1 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 6 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .333 | 28 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .509 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 6 | – | 12 | – | 0 | .333 | 32 | – | 24 | – | 0 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 5 | – | 13 | – | 0 | .278 | 22 | – | 27 | – | 0 | .449 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 3 | – | 15 | – | 0 | .167 | 20 | – | 36 | – | 0 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament As of June 9, 2022[1] Rankings from NFCA/USA Today |
Format
editAll seven teams will be seeded based on conference winning percentage. They then will play a single-elimination tournament, with the top seed receiving a bye.
Bracket
editFirst Round Thursday, May 12 | Semi-finals Friday, May 13 | Championship Saturday, May 14 | ||||||||||||
1 | Oklahoma | 5 | ||||||||||||
4 | Iowa State | 0 | ||||||||||||
4 | Iowa State | 2(8) | ||||||||||||
5 | Baylor | 1 | ||||||||||||
1 | Oklahoma | 3 | ||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma State | 4(8) | ||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma State | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Kansas | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Oklahoma State | 6 | ||||||||||||
3 | Texas | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Texas | 9 | ||||||||||||
6 | Texas Tech | 1 |
Schedule
editGame | Time* | MatchupNo. | Score | Television | ||
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First Round – Thursday, May 12 | ||||||
1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Iowa State vs. No. 5 Baylor | 2–1(8) | ESPNU | ||
2 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 7 Kansas | 2–0 | Big 12 Now | ||
3 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 Texas vs. No. 6 Texas Tech | 9–1 | |||
Semifinals – Friday, May 13 | ||||||
4 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 Oklahoma vs. No. 5 Iowa State | 5–0 | ESPNU | ||
5 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 3 Texas | 6–1 | Big 12 Now | ||
Championship – Saturday, May 14 | ||||||
6 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 Oklahoma State vs. No. 1 Oklahoma | 4–3(8) | ESPN2 | ||
*Game times in CST. No. – Rankings denote tournament seed.[3] |
All-Tournament Team
editThe following players were named to the all-tournament team:[4]
Player | School |
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Jocelyn Alo | Oklahoma |
Rylie Boone | Oklahoma |
Lynnsie Elam | Oklahoma |
Grace Turk | Oklahoma |
Hope Trautwein | Oklahoma |
Chelsea Alexander | Oklahoma State |
Morgan Day (MOP) | Oklahoma State |
Chyenne Factor | Oklahoma State |
Kelly Maxwell | Oklahoma State |
Janae Jefferson | Texas |
Mia Scott | Texas |
References
edit- ^ "Big 12 Softball Standings". Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. Retrieved June 9, 2022.
- ^ 2022 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship All-Tournament and Single Day Tickets on Sale Now, Big 12 Conference, retrieved April 21, 2022
- ^ "Bracket Released for 2022 Phillips 66 Big 12 Softball Championship". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 8, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
- ^ "Oklahoma State Wins Program's First Big 12 Softball Championship". big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.